Baidu, Inc. provides Internet search services in China and internationally. It operates through two segments, Baidu Core and iQIYI. The Baidu Core segment offers products for uses, including Baidu App to access search, feed, and other services using mobile devices; Baidu Search to access its search and other services through its other properties and Union partners; Baidu Feed that provides users with personalized timeline based on their demographics and interests; Haokan, a short video app; and Quanmin, a flash video app for users to create and share short videos. It also provides Baidu Post Bar, a social media platform; Baidu Knows, a question-and-answer community where questions are asked, answered, and organized by users; Baidu Encyclopedia; Baidu Maps that offers locations, and intelligent routing and navigation services; Baidu Input Method Editor (IME), a Chinese-language mobile keyboard; Baidu WenKu; Baijiahao; and DuerOS, a voice assistant platform. In addition, this segment offers online marketing services, which include pay for performance (P4P), an auction-based services that allow customers to bid for priority placement of paid sponsored links and reach users who search for information related to their products or services; Non-P4P services provide display-based marketing services and other online marketing services based on performance criteria other than cost per click; Apollo, an open source autonomous driving platform; and Baidu Cloud primarily provides AI solutions, cloud infrastructure, and other services to enterprises and individuals. The iQIYI segment provides online entertainment service, including original and licensed content; membership services; and online advertising services. The company was formerly known as Baidu.com, Inc. and changed its name to Baidu, Inc. in December 2008. Baidu, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Baidu's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Baidu's stock was trading at $108.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BIDU stock has increased by 5.7% and is now trading at $114.40. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Baidu?

24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Baidu in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Baidu.

When is Baidu's next earnings date?

How will Baidu's stock buyback program work?

Baidu declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, May 16th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 1.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

What guidance has Baidu issued on next quarter's earnings?

Baidu issued an update on its second quarter 2020
After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, May, 18th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.5-3.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.62 billion.

What price target have analysts set for BIDU?

24 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Baidu's stock. Their forecasts range from $118.00 to $191.00. On average, they anticipate Baidu's share price to reach $145.07 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Baidu.

Has Baidu been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about BIDU stock has trended extremely positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Baidu earned a news impact score of 5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the information services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutBaidu.

Are investors shorting Baidu?

Baidu saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,270,000 shares, an increase of 34.1% from the April 30th total of 3,930,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,550,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 1.9% of the company's stock are sold short. View Baidu's Current Options Chain.

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What is Baidu's stock price today?

One share of BIDU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $114.40.

How big of a company is Baidu?

Baidu has a market capitalization of $39.56 billion and generates $15.43 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $296 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.36 on an earnings per share basis. Baidu employs 37,779 workers across the globe.